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<span class=large>THE BOOK OF ALMA</span><br/> THE SON OF ALMA
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CHAPTER 37
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The plates of brass and other scriptures are preserved to bring souls to salvation—The Jaredites were destroyed because of their wickedness—Their secret oaths and covenants must be kept from the people—Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings—As the Liahona guided the Nephites, so the word of Christ leads men to eternal life.  About 73 <span class='small'>B.C.</span>
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And</span> now, my son Helaman, I command you that ye take the <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 45: 2 (2-8); Alma 50: 38; Alma 63: 1.">records</a> which have been <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/1b" mark="b" type="A" title="Mosiah 28: 20.">entrusted</a> with me;
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And I also command you that ye keep a <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/2a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Record Keeping.">record</a> of this people, according as I have done, upon the plates of Nephi, and keep all these things sacred which I have kept, even as I have kept them; for it is for a <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/2b" mark="b" type="C" title="Enos 1: 13 (13-18); W of M 1: 7 (6-11); Alma 37: 12; TG Restoration of the Gospel.">wise</a> purpose that they are kept.
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And these <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/3a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 28: 20; Alma 63: 12 (1, 11-14).">plates</a> of brass, which contain these engravings, which have the records of the holy scriptures upon them, which have the <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/3b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Ne. 5: 14.">genealogy</a> of our forefathers, even from the beginning—
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Behold, it has been prophesied by our fathers, that they should be kept and <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/4a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Ne. 5: 19 (16-19); Alma 63: 13; Hel. 3: 16.">handed</a> down from one generation to another, and be kept and preserved by the hand of the Lord until they should go forth unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, that they shall know of the <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/4b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Mysteries of Godliness.">mysteries</a> contained thereon.
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And now behold, if they are kept they must retain their brightness; yea, and they will retain their brightness; yea, and also shall all the plates which do contain that which is holy writ.
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Now ye may suppose that this is <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/6a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Cor. 2: 14.">foolishness</a> in me; but behold I say unto you, that by <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/6b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Ne. 16: 29; D&C 64: 33; D&C 123: 16.">small</a> and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise.
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And the Lord God doth work by <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="Isa. 55: 8 (8-9); Alma 24: 27.">means</a> to bring about his great and eternal purposes; and by very <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/7b" mark="b" type="A" title="2 Kgs. 5: 13; Alma 37: 41.">small</a> means the Lord doth <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/37/7c" mark="c" type="A" title="1 Cor. 1: 27; D&C 133: 58 (58-59).">confound</a> the wise and bringeth about the salvation of many souls.
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And now, it has hitherto been wisdom in God that these things should be preserved; for behold, <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 2: 34; Alma 33: 2.">they</a> have <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/8b" mark="b" type="A" title="Mosiah 1: 3 (3-5).">enlarged</a> the memory of this people, yea, and convinced many of the error of their ways, and brought them to the <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/37/8c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Education; TG Scriptures, Value of.">knowledge</a> of their God unto the salvation of their souls.
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Yea, I say unto you, <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 1: 5.">were</a> it not for these things that these records do contain, which are on these plates, Ammon and his brethren could not have <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/9b" mark="b" type="A" title="Alma 18: 36; Alma 22: 12.">convinced</a> so many thousands of the Lamanites of the incorrect tradition of their fathers; yea, these records and their <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/37/9c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Gospel.">words</a> brought them unto repentance; that is, they brought them to the knowledge of the Lord their God, and to rejoice in Jesus Christ their Redeemer.
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And who knoweth but what they will be the <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/10a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Ne. 3: 15.">means</a> of bringing many thousands of them, yea, and also many thousands of our <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/10b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Stiffneckedness.">stiffnecked</a> brethren, the Nephites, who are now hardening their hearts in sin and iniquities, to the knowledge of their Redeemer?
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Now these mysteries are not yet fully made known unto me; therefore I shall forbear.
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And it may suffice if I only say they are preserved for a <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/12a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 37: 2.">wise</a> purpose, which purpose is known unto God; for he doth <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/12b" mark="b" type="A" title="Prov. 15: 22; 2 Ne. 9: 28; Jacob 4: 10.">counsel</a> in wisdom over all his works, and his paths are straight, and his course is <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/37/12c" mark="c" type="A" title="1 Ne. 10: 19; Alma 7: 20.">one</a> eternal round.
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O remember, remember, my son Helaman, how <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/13a" mark="a" type="A" title="Luke 13: 24 (22-30).">strict</a> are the commandments of God.  And he said: <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/13b" mark="b" type="A" title="Alma 9: 13 (13-14); 3 Ne. 5: 22.">If</a> ye will keep my commandments ye shall <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/37/13c" mark="c" type="A" title="Ps. 122: 6; Mosiah 1: 7; Alma 36: 30; Alma 50: 20.">prosper</a> in the land—but if ye keep not his commandments ye shall be cut off from his presence.
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And now remember, my son, that God has <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/14a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 3: 5.">entrusted</a> you with these things, which are <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/14b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Sacred.">sacred</a>, which he has kept sacred, and also which he will keep and <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/37/14c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Scriptures, Preservation of.">preserve</a> for a <sup>d</sup><a href="alma/37/14d" mark="d" type="A" title="1 Ne. 9: 5 (3-6).">wise</a> purpose in him, that he may show forth his power unto future generations.
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And now behold, I tell you by the spirit of prophecy, that if ye transgress the commandments of God, behold, these things which are sacred shall be taken away from you by the power of God, and ye shall be delivered up unto Satan, that he may sift you as chaff before the wind.
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But if ye keep the commandments of God, and do with these things which are sacred according to that which the Lord doth command you, (for you must appeal unto the Lord for all things whatsoever ye must do with them) behold, no power of earth or hell can <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/16a" mark="a" type="A" title="JS-H 1: 59.">take</a> them from you, for God is powerful to the fulfilling of all his words.
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For he will fulfil all his <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/17a" mark="a" type="C" title="2 Kgs. 10: 10; TG Promise.">promises</a> which he shall make unto you, for he has fulfilled his promises which he has made unto our fathers.
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For he promised unto them that he would <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/18a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 5: 9.">preserve</a> these things for a wise purpose in him, that he might show forth his power unto future generations.
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And now behold, one purpose hath he fulfilled, even to the restoration of <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 23: 5 (5-13).">many</a> thousands of the Lamanites to the knowledge of the truth; and he hath shown forth his power in them, and he will also still show forth his power in them unto <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/19b" mark="b" type="A" title="2 Ne. 3: 15; Enos 1: 13 (12-18); Morm. 7: 9 (8-10).">future</a> generations; therefore they shall be preserved.
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Therefore I command you, my son Helaman, that ye be diligent in fulfilling all my words, and that ye be diligent in keeping the commandments of God as they are written.
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And now, I will speak unto you concerning those <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/21a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 8: 9; Mosiah 21: 27; Mosiah 28: 11; Ether 1: 2 (1-5); Ether 15: 33.">twenty</a>-four plates, that ye keep them, that the <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/21b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Secret Combinations.">mysteries</a> and the works of darkness, and their secret works, or the secret works of those people who have been destroyed, may be made <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/37/21c" mark="c" type="A" title="Prov. 26: 26; Alma 14: 3 (2-3).">manifest</a> unto this people; yea, all their murders, and robbings, and their plunderings, and all their wickedness and abominations, may be made manifest unto this people; yea, and that ye preserve these <sup>d</sup><a href="alma/37/21d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Urim and Thummim.">interpreters</a>.
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For behold, the Lord saw that his people began to work in darkness, yea, work secret murders and abominations; therefore the Lord said, if they did not repent they should be destroyed from off the face of the earth.
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And the Lord said: I will prepare unto my servant Gazelem, a <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/23a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 8: 13.">stone</a>, which shall shine forth in darkness unto light, that I may <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/23b" mark="b" type="D" title="IE reveal, make known.">discover</a> unto my people who serve me, that I may discover unto them the works of their brethren, yea, their secret works, their works of darkness, and their wickedness and abominations.
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And now, my son, these <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/24a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Urim and Thummim.">interpreters</a> were prepared that the word of God might be fulfilled, which he spake, saying:
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I will <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/25a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 64: 5 (4-6); D&C 88: 108 (108-109).">bring</a> forth out of darkness unto light all their secret works and their abominations; and except they repent I will <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/25b" mark="b" type="A" title="Mosiah 21: 26.">destroy</a> them from off the face of the earth; and I will bring to light all their secrets and abominations, unto every nation that shall hereafter possess the land.
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And now, my son, we see that they did not repent; therefore they have been destroyed, and thus far the word of God has been fulfilled; yea, their <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/26a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Ne. 10: 15.">secret</a> abominations have been brought out of darkness and made known unto us.
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And now, my son, I command you that ye retain all their oaths, and their covenants, and their agreements in their secret abominations; yea, and all their <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/27a" mark="a" type="C" title="Hel. 6: 22; TG Signs.">signs</a> and their wonders ye shall <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/27b" mark="b" type="A" title="Alma 63: 12.">keep</a> from this people, that they know them not, lest peradventure they should fall into darkness also and be destroyed.
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For behold, there is a <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/28a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ether 2: 8 (7-12).">curse</a> upon all this land, that destruction shall come upon all those workers of darkness, according to the power of God, when they are fully ripe; therefore I desire that this people might not be destroyed.
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Therefore ye shall keep these secret plans of their <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/29a" mark="a" type="A" title="Hel. 6: 25.">oaths</a> and their covenants from this people, and only their wickedness and their murders and their abominations shall ye make known unto them; and ye shall teach them to <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/29b" mark="b" type="C" title="Deut. 32: 19; Alma 13: 12; TG Hate.">abhor</a> such wickedness and abominations and murders; and ye shall also teach them that these people were destroyed on account of their wickedness and abominations and their murders.
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For behold, they <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/30a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Prophets, Rejection of.">murdered</a> all the prophets of the Lord who came among them to declare unto them concerning their iniquities; and the blood of those whom they murdered did cry unto the Lord their God for vengeance upon those who were their murderers; and thus the judgments of God did come upon these workers of darkness and secret <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/30b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Secret Combinations.">combinations</a>.
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Yea, and <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/31a" mark="a" type="C" title="Alma 45: 16; TG Earth, Curse of.">cursed</a> be the land forever and ever unto those workers of darkness and secret combinations, even unto destruction, except they repent before they are fully <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/31b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 15: 16; Hel. 13: 14; D&C 61: 31; D&C 101: 11.">ripe</a>.
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And now, my son, remember the words which I have spoken unto you; trust not those secret plans unto this people, but teach them an everlasting <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/32a" mark="a" type="A" title="Prov. 3: 5 (5-6); 2 Ne. 4: 31; Alma 43: 7.">hatred</a> against sin and iniquity.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/33a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Mission of Early Saints; TG Preaching.">Preach</a> unto them repentance, and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ; teach them to humble themselves and to be <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/33b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Meekness.">meek</a> and lowly in heart; teach them to <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/37/33c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Perseverance; TG Self-mastery.">withstand</a> every <sup>d</sup><a href="alma/37/33d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Temptation.">temptation</a> of the devil, with their faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Teach them to never be weary of good works, but to be meek and lowly in heart; for such shall find <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/34a" mark="a" type="A" title="Matt. 11: 29 (28-30).">rest</a> to their souls.
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O, remember, my son, and <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/35a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Education; TG Learning.">learn</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/35b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Wisdom.">wisdom</a> in thy <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/37/35c" mark="c" type="A" title="Eccl. 12: 1; Lam. 3: 27.">youth</a>; yea, learn in thy youth to keep the commandments of God.
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Yea, and <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/36a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Prayer.">cry</a> unto God for all thy support; yea, let all thy <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/36b" mark="b" type="A" title="Ps. 37: 5 (4-7).">doings</a> be unto the Lord, and whithersoever thou goest let it be in the Lord; yea, let all thy <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/37/36c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Motivations.">thoughts</a> be directed unto the Lord; yea, let the affections of thy heart be placed upon the Lord forever.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/37a" mark="a" type="A" title="Josh. 9: 14; Ps. 34: 4 (4, 6, 10); Lam. 3: 25; Heb. 11: 6; Jacob 4: 10; D&C 3: 4.">Counsel</a> with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/37b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Abundant Life.">good</a>; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/37/37c" mark="c" type="A" title="Ps. 5: 3; 1 Chr. 16: 8 (7-36); Ether 6: 9; D&C 46: 32.">morning</a> let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the last day.
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And now, my son, I have somewhat to say concerning the thing which our fathers call a ball, or director—or our fathers called it <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/38a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Ne. 16: 10 (10, 16, 26); 1 Ne. 18: 12 (12, 21); 2 Ne. 5: 12; D&C 17: 1.">Liahona</a>, which is, being interpreted, a compass; and the Lord prepared it.
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And behold, there cannot any man work after the manner of so curious a workmanship.  And behold, it was prepared to show unto our fathers the course which they should travel in the wilderness.
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And it did work for them according to their <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/40a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Ne. 16: 28.">faith</a> in God; therefore, if they had faith to believe that God could cause that those spindles should point the way they should go, behold, it was done; therefore they had this miracle, and also many other miracles wrought by the power of God, day by day.
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Nevertheless, because those miracles were worked by <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/41a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Ne. 16: 29; Alma 37: 7 (6-8).">small</a> means it did show unto them marvelous works.  They were <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/41b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Apathy; TG Laziness.">slothful</a>, and forgot to exercise their faith and diligence and then those marvelous works ceased, and they did not progress in their journey;
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Therefore, they tarried in the wilderness, or did <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/42a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Ne. 16: 28.">not</a> travel a direct course, and were afflicted with hunger and thirst, because of their transgressions.
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And now, my son, I would that ye should understand that these things are not without a <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/43a" mark="a" type="A" title="Col. 2: 17; Heb. 8: 5; Mosiah 3: 15.">shadow</a>; for as our fathers were slothful to give heed to this compass (now these things were temporal) they did not prosper; even so it is with things which are spiritual.
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For behold, it is as easy to give heed to the <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/44a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 119: 105.">word</a> of Christ, which will point to you a straight course to eternal bliss, as it was for our fathers to give heed to this compass, which would point unto them a straight course to the promised land.
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And now I say, is there not a <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/45a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Types of, in Anticipation.">type</a> in this thing?  For just as surely as this director did bring our fathers, by following its course, to the promised land, shall the words of Christ, if we follow their course, carry us beyond this vale of sorrow into a far better land of promise.
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O my son, do not let us be <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/46a" mark="a" type="A" title="Luke 6: 46 (46-49); 1 Ne. 17: 41 (40-41).">slothful</a> because of the <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/46b" mark="b" type="A" title="Matt. 11: 30.">easiness</a> of the <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/37/46c" mark="c" type="A" title="Ex. 33: 13 (12-13); 2 Ne. 9: 41; 2 Ne. 31: 21 (17-21); D&C 132: 22 (22, 25).">way</a>; for so was it with our fathers; for so was it prepared for them, that if they would <sup>d</sup><a href="alma/37/46d" mark="d" type="A" title="Alma 25: 16; Alma 33: 22 (19-23).">look</a> they might <sup>e</sup><a href="alma/37/46e" mark="e" type="A" title="John 11: 25; Hel. 8: 15; 3 Ne. 15: 9.">live</a>; even so it is with us.  The way is prepared, and if we will look we may live forever.
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And now, my son, see that ye take <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/37/47a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Scriptures, Preservation of.">care</a> of these sacred things, yea, see that ye <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/37/47b" mark="b" type="A" title="Amos 5: 6; Ether 12: 41.">look</a> to God and live.  Go unto this people and declare the word, and be sober.  My son, farewell.
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